Nombulelo Tholithemba Shange
Biographic Data
| ID | 5038425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nombulelo Tholithemba Shange |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nombulelo Tholithemba |
| FAMILY NAME | Shange |
| SIGNATURE | SHANGE N T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5277-5073 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Special Issue
Exploring ukuthunywa as African Methodology
Western scholars have long viewed themselves as the sole custodians of African experiences, ideals, history, culture, and knowledge. The #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall protests in 2015 and 2016 brought the issue of decolonising knowledge systems to the forefront, encouraging decolonial discourse more suited to the African context. Today, there is a rise in African intellectuals, practices, and solutions, especially in academia, but not much is…
Collective African memory as restorative healing and relearning
African Ubuntu Humanness Ontology and Ecological Connection
The African ontological discussion, ubuntu , shows a deep connection between the self and ecology, spirituality, and community. This ideology on personhood can be found in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Many cultural religious rituals centered in ubuntu ideologies are tangible depictions of the importance of nature as part of personhood and as being key to the rituals themselves. The holism of rituals is a key exploratory point because th…
Navigating Womanhood in Contemporary Botswana
Review of the book Navigating Womanhood in Contemporary Botswana , by Stephanie S. Starling
Mappings of feminist/womanist resistance within student movements across the African continent
Feminist and womanist resistance in South Africa has not received the attention it deserves, considering the sacrifice women made during the struggle for freedom. Today sadly not much has changed. Women within the Fees Must Fall (FMF) protest movement have been a little more successful in shaping their own narratives, but unfortunately our ancestors could not do this; so much of the information about their resilience has been lost. Social media t…
Mappings of feminist/womanist resistance within student movements across the African continent
Feminist and womanist resistance in South Africa has not received the attention it deserves, considering the sacrifice women made during the struggle for freedom. Today sadly not much has changed. Women within the Fees Must Fall (FMF) protest movement have been a little more successful in shaping their own narratives, but unfortunately our ancestors could not do this; so much of the information about their resilience has been lost. Social media t…
Collective African memory as restorative healing and relearning
Mappings of feminist/womanist resistance within student movements across the African continent
Feminist and womanist resistance in South Africa has not received the attention it deserves, considering the sacrifice women made during the struggle for freedom. Today sadly not much has changed. Women within the Fees Must Fall (FMF) protest movement have been a little more successful in shaping their own narratives, but unfortunately our ancestors could not do this; so much of the information about their resilience has been lost. Social media t…
African Ubuntu Humanness Ontology and Ecological Connection
The African ontological discussion, ubuntu , shows a deep connection between the self and ecology, spirituality, and community. This ideology on personhood can be found in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Many cultural religious rituals centered in ubuntu ideologies are tangible depictions of the importance of nature as part of personhood and as being key to the rituals themselves. The holism of rituals is a key exploratory point because th…
Navigating Womanhood in Contemporary Botswana
Review of the book Navigating Womanhood in Contemporary Botswana , by Stephanie S. Starling
Special Issue
Exploring ukuthunywa as African Methodology
Western scholars have long viewed themselves as the sole custodians of African experiences, ideals, history, culture, and knowledge. The #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall protests in 2015 and 2016 brought the issue of decolonising knowledge systems to the forefront, encouraging decolonial discourse more suited to the African context. Today, there is a rise in African intellectuals, practices, and solutions, especially in academia, but not much is…
Collective African memory as restorative healing and relearning
African cultural and philosophical studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)